Customs Seize N1.3bn In Smuggled Vegetable Oil

Customs Seize N1.3bn In Smuggled Vegetable Oil

The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its nationwide border crackdown on illicit agricultural imports, intercepting smuggled vegetable oil products worth 1.31 billion naira. Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi confirmed that the service recorded 65 distinct seizures in 2025 and an additional 23 interceptions during the first half of 2026. The combined duty-paid value of the…

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Customs Seizes N908m Smuggled Rice in Q1 2026

Customs Deploys AI to Detect Under-Declared Cargo

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun integrating Artificial Intelligence into its operations to curb revenue leakages and identify under-declared goods. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi flagged off a capacity-building programme in Abuja on Monday, marking a shift toward data-driven enforcement. By deploying AI-enabled cameras and risk-assessment systems, the service aims to boost collections without increasing the…

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